What is a repetitive stress injury? People often think of workplace injuries as catastrophic events, like a fall off of a later or getting a limb stuck in a piece of machinery. However, even simply, everyday events can eventually lead to a repetitive stress injury. As the name implies, this is just an injury that you get from doing the same thing repeatedly, often for hours on [...]

Falling tools can be a workplace hazard In New York, construction workers have always had to worry about falling tools. Back in 1903, the New York Times even ran an article talking about how important it was to secure tools during bridge building. This is something that’s been an issue for a long time, and it still is today, despite advances in technology and workplace safety regulations. [...]

Rushing increases danger and the odds of a workplace injury Rushing is so common in the American workplace that a lot of people do it without thinking. They always have more to do than they can get done, or they’re thinking about production levels, or they’re trying to hit a quota. They rush to do it, and they put themselves in danger in the process. The danger [...]

Workplace safety extends to the office If you’re like most people, you think of high-risk occupations when you think about workplace accidents. You imagine a construction worker on a high-rise or a firefighter running into a burning building. However, the reality is that people are hurt every year simply working in the office. Some of these injuries even leave them with permanent disabilities. Don’t assume there is [...]

What is machine safeguarding? Do you work with any type of machinery? If so, you probably realize that an accident could happen at any time. If it does, there is a chance that you could be seriously injured or even killed on the job. Some types of injuries are commonly associated with machines. These include crushed limbs, blindness and severed fingers. While there is no way to [...]

Workplace falls injure people every year As an employee, you know that you could be injured on the job at any time. This is more so the case in some industries than in others, but it may be something that is always in the back of your mind. As a worker, you should do whatever you can to avoid trouble, such as a fall. At the same [...]

Employers should take action to prevent employment-related traffic accidents From long-haul truck drivers to mail and delivery service personnel, the safety and very lives of workers who must drive for a living are consistently in peril. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Association, a traffic accident occurs in the U.S. every five seconds, an injury every 10 seconds and a death every 12 minutes. These mind-boggling [...]